COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE
Created by the Neighborhood Preservation Coalition of New York State
with Funding from the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal


Private Foundations Supporting Organizations in the
New York City Metropolitan Area

These foundations fund housing, community development, economic development, and services in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Contact them to receive up-to-date grant guidelines and their annual report, or follow the link to their website.

 

Name and Address

Phone

Relevant Focus

Geographic Focus

Achelis & Bodman Foundations
767 Third Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10017

(212) 644-0322

Health and Human Services, Homeless, Environment

NYC

Altman Foundation
521 Fifth Avenue, 35th Floor
New York, New York 10175

(212) 682-0970

Community Services

NYC

American Express Philanthropic Program

American Express Company
World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285-4803

 

Community Services, Historic & Environmental Preservation, Arts,

Economic Development

NYC

Apple Bank Corporation Giving Program
277 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10172

(212) 224-6565

Affordable Housing

NY- metro area

Avon Foundation
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105-0196

(212) 282-5517

Women's Health, Economic Opportunity, Education, Minorities

NYC

Bank of New York

Community Development

One Wall Street
New York, NY 10286

(212) 635-1538

Housing, Community & Economic Development, Education, Job Training, Human Services

Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester, parts of Ulster and Sullivan Counties

Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation

271 Madison Avenue, Suite 606
New York, NY 10016

(212) 895-8050

Education, Social Welfare, Environment, Reproductive Rights

NYC

Charles Hayden Foundation
140 Broadway, 51st fl.
New York, NY 10005

(212) 785-3677

Youth Development, Education

NYC

Charles H. Revson Foundation

55 E 59th St. 23rd Fl
New York, NY 10022

(212) 935-3340

Urban Affairs, Education

NYC

Citizens Committee for NYC, Inc.
305 Seventh Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10001-6008

(212) 989-0909

Community Services

NYC

Commonwealth Fund
1 East 75th Street

New York, NY 10021-2692

(212) 606-3800

Community Services, Health, Improving Public Spaces

NYC

CSFB (Credit Suisse First Boston) Foundation

11 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010-3629

 

Inner-City Youth

NYC

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

31 West 52nd Street

Mail Stop NYC01-1407

New York, NY 10019

(646) 324-2901

Community Development, Education, Arts, the Environment

NYC

Dime Foundation
120 N. Village Avenue
Rockville Center,
New York, NY 11570

(516) 596-3849

Housing, Community Development

NY- metro area

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
250 Park Avenue, Room 900
New York, NY 10177-0026

(212) 551-9100

Community Services, Youth Development, Neighborhoods

NYC, Central Harlem, South Bronx

Fund for the City of New York
121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10013-1590

(212) 925-6675

Organizational Development, Technology

NYC

Harry Chapin Foundation

196 East Main St.
Huntington, NY 11743

(631) 423-7558

Community, Arts, Agricultural Programs, Environment

New York Metropolitan Area

Helena Rubenstein Foundation

477 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022

(212) 750-7310

Education, Community Services, Arts, Education, Health

NYC

IBJ Foundation
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10020-1104

(212) 282-4192

Housing, Community Development, Economic Development

NYC

Independence Community Foundation
182 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201

(718) 722-2300

Neighborhood Renewal, Community Development

NYC

Isaac H. Tuttle Fund

1155 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10128-1209

(212) 831-0429

Social Services, Elderly

Manhattan

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

6 East 39th Street, 12th Floor,
New York, NY 10016-0112

(212) 684-6577

Environment

Metro New York

J.M. Kaplan Fund

261 Madison Ave, 19th floor,

New York, NY 10016

 

Community Services, Economic Development, Environment

NYC

KeySpan Foundation

175 East Old Country Road

Hicksville, NY 11801

 

(516) 545-6100

Community Development, Education, Environment

Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau & Suffolk Counties

Levitt Foundation

c/o The Philanthropic Group
630 Fifth Avenue, 20th floor, New York, NY 10111

(212) 501 7785

Environment, Children and Youth

NYC, Long Island

Lily Auchincloss Foundation

16 East 79th Street, #31

New York, NY 10021

(212) 737-9533

Visual Art, Preservation, Community Programs

NYC

Long Island Community Foundation

1740 Old Jericho Turnpike
Jericho, NY 11753

(516) 681-5085

Community Building, Organizational Development, Arts

Long Island

Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust

122 East 42nd St., Room 3505

New York, NY 10168

(212) 953-7700

Urban Environment: Advocacy, Education, Citizen Organization

NYC

Merck Family Fund

303 Adams Street

Milton, MA 02186

(617) 696-3580

Environment, Green & Open Space, Youth Organizing

NYC

Mertz Gilmore Foundation

218 East 18th Street

New York, NY 10003-3694

(212) 475-1137

Environmental protection, Public space, Historic Preservation, Community Development and Planning.

NYC

Janx Foundation, Inc.

c/o Janx Partners, L.P.

One Gateway Center, Suite 900

Newark, NJ 07102

 

Youth Development

NY Metro Area

MONY Foundation

Mail Drop 6-38
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 1001

(212) 708-2468

Youth

NYC

New York Community Trust
2 Park Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10016-9385

(212) 686-0010

Housing, Economic Development., Community Services

NYC

New York Foundation
350 Fifth Avenue, Room 2901
New York, NY 10118

(212) 594-8009

Advocacy, Organizing, Poverty

NYC

New York Life Foundation
51 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010-1655

(212) 576-7341

Health & Human Services, Education, Civic & Community Affairs, Arts & Culture

NYC

New York Women's Foundation
34 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10010

(212) 414-4342

Low-income Women and Girls

NYC

Nonprofit Finance Fund

70 West 36th Street
11th Floor
New York, NY 10018

(212) 868-6710

Loans and Advisory Services to Nonprofits

NYC; outside NYC on a case-to-case basis

North Star Fund

305 Seventh Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001-6008

(212) 620-9110

Community Organizing

NYC

Pfizer Foundation, Inc.

235 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017-5755

 

Health Care, Education, Community Revitalization, Culture

NYC

Pinkerton Foundation
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1755
New York, NY 10111

(212) 332-3385

Children, Youth and Families

NYC

Robin Hood Foundation

826 Broadway, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10003

(212) 227-6601

Health & Human Services, Education, Job Training

NYC

Rockefeller  Brothers Fund
437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor
New York, NY 1002-7001

(212) 812-4200

Neighborhood Public Spaces, Public Education & Youth Development, Community Leadership

NYC

Scherman Foundation, Inc.
16 East 52nd Street, Suite 601
New York, NY 10022-5306

(212) 832-3086

Social Welfare, Environment

NYC

Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

445 Park Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, New York 10022

(212) 371-7082

Education, Health, Social Services

NYC

Taconic Foundation, Inc.
c/o JP Morgan, Public Affairs Dept.,

60 Wall Street, 46th Floor
New York, NY 10260-0060

(212) 789-5777

Housing, Economic Development

NYC

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

600 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022

(212) 230-6591

Arts, Education, Environmental Conservation

NYC

U.S. Trust Corporation Foundation
114 West 47th Street
New York, NY 10036

(212) 852-1330

Affordable Housing, Community Revitalization, Public Policy Research, Small Business Assistance, Job Training, Services for the Elderly and Children

NYC

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